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Pronunciation?

by Joy12

4/5/2011, 5:28 PM

I need help pronouncing these eleven Hawaiian names: Akoni, Kaimana, Noelani, Melika, Kalani, Kalea, Iolana, Malie, Elikapeka, Lani, and Mele. Behindthename does not give the pronunciations, so if anyone knows, please tell. Thanks!

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- Roseth Helcië (LibbyBeth)

5/3/2011, 1:18 PM

Well, I don't know the official pronunciations, but this is how I would pronounce them:

Akoni ~~ a-KOE-nee
Kaimana ~~ kie-MAW-na
Noelani ~~ noe-weh-LAW-nee
Melika ~~ may-LEE-ka
Kalani ~~ ka-LAW-nee
Kalea ~~ KAW-lee-a
Iolana ~~ yo-LAW-na
Malie ~~ MAUL-yay
Elikapeka ~~ eh-li-ka-PEEK-a
Lani ~~ LAW-nee
Mele ~~ MAY-lay

- molly +1

4/7/2011, 1:56 PM

Hawaiian pronunciations are pretty straightforward.

ah-KO-nee

ky-MAH-nah

no-eh-LAH-nee

meh-LEE-kah

kah-LAH-nee

kah-LEH-ah

ee-o-LAH-nee

mah-LEE-eh

eh-lee-kah-PEH-kah

LAH-nee

MEH-leh

- Kate

4/9/2011, 2:28 PM

I think you meant ee-o-LAH-nah for Iolana :-)

- Orsino (bananarama) +1

4/5/2011, 7:02 PM

I've heard the pronounciation LAH-nee for Lani and NO-uh-LAH-nee for Noelani, but I don't know if those are the correct pronounciations. (Both are beautiful names IMO.)

- Joy12

4/6/2011, 1:08 PM

Thanks. I sort of thought that Lani would be LAH-nee, b/c to be Lanie it would need to have an E on the end. I love exotic names and Noelani is one of my favorites :)

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